第四百八条（指名委員会等設置会社と執行役又は取締役との間の訴えにおける会社の代表等）
Notwithstanding the provisions of Article 349, paragraph (4) applied mutatis mutandis under Article 420, paragraph (3), and the provisions of Article 353 and Article 364, if a company with nominating committee, etc. files an action against its executive officers (including persons who were executive officers; hereinafter the same applies in this Article) or directors (including persons who were directors; hereinafter the same applies in this Article), or the executive officers or directors of a company with nominating committee, etc. files an action against that company with committees, the persons specified in each of those items for the case categories set forth in these items represent the company with nominating committee, etc. in these actions:
第四百二十条第三項において準用する第三百四十九条第四項の規定並びに第三百五十三条及び第三百六十四条の規定にかかわらず、指名委員会等設置会社が執行役（執行役であった者を含む。以下この条において同じ。）若しくは取締役（取締役であった者を含む。以下この条において同じ。）に対し、又は執行役若しくは取締役が指名委員会等設置会社に対して訴えを提起する場合には、当該訴えについては、次の各号に掲げる場合の区分に応じ、当該各号に定める者が指名委員会等設置会社を代表する。
if audit committee members are the party to the suit relating to that action:the person designated by the board of directors (or, if the shareholders meeting designates a person to represent the company with nominating committee, etc. with respect to the action, that person); and
監査委員が当該訴えに係る訴訟の当事者である場合 取締役会が定める者（株主総会が当該訴えについて指名委員会等設置会社を代表する者を定めた場合にあっては、その者）
in cases other than the case set forth in the preceding item:the audit committee member appointed by the audit committee.
Notwithstanding the provisions of the preceding paragraph, if executive officers or directors file an action against the company with nominating committee, etc., the service of complaint on the audit committee members (excluding those filing that action) is effective on relevant company with nominating committee, etc.
前項の規定にかかわらず、執行役又は取締役が指名委員会等設置会社に対して訴えを提起する場合には、監査委員（当該訴えを提起する者であるものを除く。）に対してされた訴状の送達は、当該指名委員会等設置会社に対して効力を有する。
Notwithstanding the provisions of Article 349, paragraph (4) applied mutatis mutandis pursuant to Article 420, paragraph (3), and the provisions of Article 353 and Article 364, if a stock company set forth in the following items is a company with nominating committee, etc., when filing an action prescribed in those items, the audit committee members appointed by the audit committee represent the company with nominating committee, etc.:
第四百二十条第三項において準用する第三百四十九条第四項の規定並びに第三百五十三条及び第三百六十四条の規定にかかわらず、次の各号に掲げる株式会社が指名委員会等設置会社である場合において、当該各号に定める訴えを提起するときは、当該訴えについては、監査委員会が選定する監査委員が当該指名委員会等設置会社を代表する。
a wholly owning parent company resulting from the share exchange, etc. (meaning a wholly owning parent company resulting from the share exchange, etc. as prescribed in Article 849, paragraph (2), item (i); the same applies in item (i) of the following paragraph and paragraph (5), item (iii)):an action to enforce liability (limited to those for which the fact of the cause occurred by the time when the act set forth in items of Article 847-2, paragraph (1) becomes effective) of the directors, executive officers or liquidators (including a person who was a liquidator; hereinafter the same applies in this Article) of its wholly owned subsidiary company resulting from the share exchange, etc. (meaning the wholly owned subsidiary company resulting from the share exchange, etc. as prescribed in Article 847-2, paragraph (1); the same applies in paragraph (5), item (iii));
株式交換等完全親会社（第八百四十九条第二項第一号に規定する株式交換等完全親会社をいう。次項第一号及び第五項第三号において同じ。） その株式交換等完全子会社（第八百四十七条の二第一項に規定する株式交換等完全子会社をいう。第五項第三号において同じ。）の取締役、執行役又は清算人（清算人であった者を含む。以下この条において同じ。）の責任（第八百四十七条の二第一項各号に掲げる行為の効力が生じた時までにその原因となった事実が生じたものに限る。）を追及する訴え
an ultimate, wholly owning parent company, etc. (meaning an ultimate, wholly owning parent company, etc. as prescribed in Article 847-3, paragraph (1); the same applies in item (ii) of the following paragraph and paragraph (5), item (iv)):an action to enforce specific liability (meaning an action to enforce specific liability as prescribed in paragraph (1) of the same Article) of directors, executive officers, or liquidators of a stock company which is its wholly owned subsidiary company, etc. (meaning a wholly owned subsidiary company, anything that is deemed to be such a wholly owned subsidiary company, etc., pursuant to the provisions of paragraph (3) of the same Article; the same applies in paragraph (5), item (iv)).
Notwithstanding the provisions of Article 349, paragraph (4) as applied mutatis mutandis pursuant to Article 420, paragraph (3), if a stock company set forth in the following items is a company with nominating committee, etc., when making a request specified in those items, an audit and supervisory committee member appointed by the audit and supervisory committee represents the company with nominating committee, etc.:
第四百二十条第三項において準用する第三百四十九条第四項の規定にかかわらず、次の各号に掲げる株式会社が指名委員会等設置会社である場合において、当該各号に定める請求をするときは、監査委員会が選定する監査委員が当該指名委員会等設置会社を代表する。
a wholly owning parent company resulting from a share exchange, etc.:request pursuant to the provisions of Article 847, paragraph (1) (limited to the request of filing an action prescribed in item (i) of the preceding paragraph); and
株式交換等完全親会社 第八百四十七条第一項の規定による請求（前項第一号に規定する訴えの提起の請求に限る。）
an ultimate, wholly owning parent company, etc.:request pursuant to the provisions of Article 847, paragraph (1) (limited to the request to file an action to enforce the specific liabilities prescribed in item (ii) of the preceding paragraph).
最終完全親会社等 第八百四十七条第一項の規定による請求（前項第二号に規定する特定責任追及の訴えの提起の請求に限る。）
Notwithstanding the provisions of Article 349, paragraph (4) applied mutatis mutandis under Article 420, paragraph (3), in the following cases, the audit committee members represent the company with nominating committee, etc.:
第四百二十条第三項において準用する第三百四十九条第四項の規定にかかわらず、次に掲げる場合には、監査委員が指名委員会等設置会社を代表する。
if a company with nominating committee, etc. receives a request (limited to requests for the filing of actions that enforce the liability of executive officers or directors) pursuant to the provisions of Article 847, paragraph (1), Article 847-2, paragraph (1) or (3) (including cases applied mutatis mutandis in paragraphs (4) and (5) of the same Article), or Article 847-3, paragraph (1) (excluding cases where the audit committee members are the party to the suit relating to the action); or
指名委員会等設置会社が第八百四十七条第一項、第八百四十七条の二第一項若しくは第三項（同条第四項及び第五項において準用する場合を含む。）又は第八百四十七条の三第一項の規定による請求（執行役又は取締役の責任を追及する訴えの提起の請求に限る。）を受ける場合（当該監査委員が当該訴えに係る訴訟の相手方となる場合を除く。）
if a company with nominating committee, etc. receives a notice of suit under Article 849, paragraph (4) (limited to those related to actions that enforce the liability of executive officers or directors) and a notice or demand (limited to those related to the settlement of a suit relating to an action that enforces the liability of executive officers or directors) pursuant to the provisions of Article 850, paragraph (2) (excluding cases where the audit committee members are the party to the suit relating to these actions);
指名委員会等設置会社が第八百四十九条第四項の訴訟告知（執行役又は取締役の責任を追及する訴えに係るものに限る。）並びに第八百五十条第二項の規定による通知及び催告（執行役又は取締役の責任を追及する訴えに係る訴訟における和解に関するものに限る。）を受ける場合（当該監査委員がこれらの訴えに係る訴訟の当事者である場合を除く。）
if a company with nominating committee, etc. which is a wholly owning parent company resulting from the share exchange, etc. receives a notice (limited to those related to a claim to enforce liabilities of directors, executive officers, or liquidators of its wholly owned subsidiary company resulting from the share exchange, etc.) pursuant to the provisions of Article 849, paragraph (6); and
株式交換等完全親会社である指名委員会等設置会社が第八百四十九条第六項の規定による通知（その株式交換等完全子会社の取締役、執行役又は清算人の責任を追及する訴えに係るものに限る。）を受ける場合
if a company with nominating committee, etc. which is an ultimate, wholly owning parent company, etc. receives a notice (limited to those related to a claim to enforce the liability of directors, executive officers, or liquidators of the stock company that constitutes its wholly owned subsidiary company, etc.) pursuant to the provisions of Article 849, paragraph (7).
最終完全親会社等である指名委員会等設置会社が第八百四十九条第七項の規定による通知（その完全子会社等である株式会社の取締役、執行役又は清算人の責任を追及する訴えに係るものに限る。）を受ける場合
Article 409Methods for Decisions on Remuneration by Remuneration Committee
第四百九条（報酬委員会による報酬の決定の方法等）
The remuneration committee must prescribe the policy on decisions on the content of the remunerations for individual executive officers, etc.
The remuneration committee must comply with the policy under the preceding paragraph in order to make decisions under the provisions of Article 404, paragraph (3).
If the remuneration committee uses what is set forth in the following items as the individual remunerations of executive officers, etc., it must decide the matters provided for in each of the item as the contents thereof; provided, however, that the remunerations for individual accounting advisors must be that set forth in item (i):
remunerations in a fixed amount:the amount for each individual person;
額が確定しているもの 個人別の額
remunerations the amount of which is not fixed:the specific method for calculating that amount for each individual person;
額が確定していないもの 個人別の具体的な算定方法
remunerations that are shares for subscription of the stock company: the number of the shares for subscription (or, for a company with class shares, the classes of the shares for subscription and the number of shares for subscription for each class) and other matters prescribed by Ministry of Justice Order;
remunerations that are share options for subscription of the stock company: the number of the share options for subscription and other matters prescribed by Ministry of Justice Order;
当該株式会社の募集新株予約権 当該募集新株予約権の数その他法務省令で定める事項
remunerations that are monies allotted to payments in exchange for what is set forth in (a) or (b) below: the matters specified in the relevant (a) or (b):
次のイ又はロに掲げるものと引換えにする払込みに充てるための金銭 当該イ又はロに定める事項
shares for subscription of the stock company: the number of shares for subscription subscribed to by the executive officers, etc. (or, for a company with class shares, the classes of the shares for subscription and the number of shares for subscription for each class) and other matters prescribed by Ministry of Justice Order;
share options for subscription of the stock company: the number of share options for subscription subscribed to by the executive officers, etc. and other matters prescribed by Ministry of Justice Order
remunerations that are not monetary (excluding shares for subscription and share options for subscription of the stock company): the specific contents thereof for each individual person.
Subsection 3 Operations of Nominating Committees
第三款 指名委員会等の運営
第四百十条（招集権者）
A nominating committee, etc. meeting is called by any committee member of relevant nominating committee, etc.
指名委員会等は、当該指名委員会等の各委員が招集する。
第四百十一条（招集手続等）
To call a nominating committee, etc. meeting, a committee member of that nominating committee, etc., must dispatch the notice thereof to each committee member of relevant nominating committee, etc. no later than one week (or if a shorter period of time is prescribed by the board of directors, the shorter period of time) prior to the day of the nominating committee, etc. meeting.
指名委員会等を招集するには、その委員は、指名委員会等の日の一週間（これを下回る期間を取締役会で定めた場合にあっては、その期間）前までに、当該指名委員会等の各委員に対してその通知を発しなければならない。
Notwithstanding the provisions of the preceding paragraph, the nominating committee, etc. meeting may be held without the procedures of calling if the consent of all committee members of relevant nominating committee, etc. is obtained.
If requested by the nominating committee, etc., executive officers, etc., must attend relevant nominating committee, etc. meeting and provide explanations on the matters requested by relevant nominating committee, etc.
Article 412Resolution at Nominating Committee Meetings
第四百十二条（指名委員会等の決議）
The resolution at a meeting of a nominating committee, etc. is passed by a majority (if a higher proportion is prescribed by the board of directors, the proportion or more) of the committee members present at the meeting where the majority (if a higher proportion is prescribed by the board of directors, that proportion or more) of the committee members entitled to participate in the vote are present.
指名委員会等の決議は、議決に加わることができるその委員の過半数（これを上回る割合を取締役会で定めた場合にあっては、その割合以上）が出席し、その過半数（これを上回る割合を取締役会で定めた場合にあっては、その割合以上）をもって行う。
Committee members with a special interest in the resolution under the preceding paragraph may not participate in the vote.
前項の決議について特別の利害関係を有する委員は、議決に加わることができない。
With respect to the business of the nominating committee, etc. meeting, minutes must be prepared pursuant to the provisions of Ministry of Justice Order, and if the minutes are prepared in writing, the committee members present at the meeting must sign or affix the names and seals to it.
指名委員会等の議事については、法務省令で定めるところにより、議事録を作成し、議事録が書面をもって作成されているときは、出席した委員は、これに署名し、又は記名押印しなければならない。
With respect to the matters recorded in an electronic or magnetic record if the minutes under the preceding paragraph are prepared in that electronic or magnetic record, an action in lieu of the signing or the affixing of names and seals prescribed by Ministry of Justice Order must be taken.
Committee members who participate in resolutions at a meeting of the nominating committee, etc. and do not have their objections recorded in the minutes under paragraph (3) are presumed to have agreed to relevant resolutions.
第四百十三条（議事録）
A company with nominating committee, etc. must keep the minutes referred to in paragraph (3) of the preceding Article at its head office for the period of ten years from the day of the nominating committee, etc. meeting.
指名委員会等設置会社は、指名委員会等の日から十年間、前条第三項の議事録をその本店に備え置かなければならない。
The directors of a company with nominating committee, etc. may inspect or copy anything set forth in the following items:
指名委員会等設置会社の取締役は、次に掲げるものの閲覧及び謄写をすることができる。
if the minutes under the preceding paragraph are prepared in writing, relevant documents; and
前項の議事録が書面をもって作成されているときは、当該書面
if the minutes under the preceding paragraph are prepared as an electronic or magnetic record, anything that is used in the manner prescribed by Ministry of Justice Order to display the information recorded in that electronic or magnetic record.
If it is necessary for the purpose of exercising the rights of a shareholder of a company with nominating committee, etc., the relevant shareholder may make requests for inspection or copying of the things set forth in each item of the preceding paragraph with respect to the minutes under paragraph (1) with the permission of the court.
指名委員会等設置会社の株主は、その権利を行使するため必要があるときは、裁判所の許可を得て、第一項の議事録について前項各号に掲げるものの閲覧又は謄写の請求をすることができる。
The provisions of the preceding paragraph apply mutatis mutandis to the cases where it is necessary for the purpose of enforcing the liability of committee members by a creditor of a company with nominating committee, etc. and where it is necessary for the purpose of exercising the rights of a member of the parent company.
前項の規定は、指名委員会等設置会社の債権者が委員の責任を追及するため必要があるとき及び親会社社員がその権利を行使するため必要があるときについて準用する。
If the court finds that the inspection or copying relating to the requests under paragraph (3) (including cases of the mutatis mutandis application under the preceding paragraph; hereinafter the same applies in this paragraph) is likely to cause substantial detriment to the company with nominating committee, etc. or its parent company or subsidiary company, the court may not grant the permission under paragraph (3).